What channel is Huddersfield v Blackpool on?
Huddersfield v Blackpool kicks off on Saturday 26 December at 3pm UK time, at Accu Stadium, in League One, matchday 21. The UK broadcasters have not confirmed a channel for this match yet; this page updates as soon as they do.
Huddersfield are 2nd with 22 points from 11 matches (6 won, 4 drawn, 1 lost), 2 wins in a row; Blackpool are 17th with 11 points from 10 (3 won, 2 drawn, 5 lost). Goals: Huddersfield have scored 22 and conceded 10 (+12), Blackpool have scored 15 and conceded 16 (-1). Huddersfield have taken 11 points from 5 home matches, Blackpool 3 points from 5 away matches. Leading scorers: Joe Taylor (8) for Huddersfield. Arena Rete's model makes Huddersfield favourites (63%), with 2-1 the most likely score. In the 14 previous meetings on record: 4 wins for Huddersfield, 6 draws, 4 wins for Blackpool.
How to watch Huddersfield v Blackpool in the UK
The League One TV guide →No channel has been announced for Huddersfield v Blackpool yet. The UK rights to League One are held by:
- Sky SportsThe selected League One matches on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event; Sky shows more than 1,000 EFL matches a season under a deal that runs to 2028/29.
- ITVfreeTen EFL matches a season live and free to air on ITV1 and ITVX, shown alongside Sky.
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- NOWEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract.
- ITVXfreeThe ten free-to-air matches and the highlights; free, with registration.
Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW. ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX. Rights checked on 1 October 2026.
How they come into it
Full head to head →
- Tue 20 OctHuddersfield 4-1 Peterborough
- Sat 17 OctPlymouth 0-2 Huddersfield
- Sat 10 OctHuddersfield 2-2 Sheffield Wed
- Sat 3 OctBurton Albion 1-3 Huddersfield
- Sat 19 SeptBromley 2-1 Huddersfield
- Tue 20 OctBlackpool 2-0 MK Dons
- Sat 17 OctLeyton Orient 2-0 Blackpool
- Sat 10 OctCambridge United 1-0 Blackpool
- Sat 26 SeptNotts County -1--1 Blackpool
- Sat 19 SeptBlackpool 2-4 Plymouth
What is at stake
If it ended today →Huddersfield are 2nd, in the automatic promotion places: 1 pt clear of the play-offs. Blackpool are 17th: 7 pts off the play-offs and 2 pts clear of the relegation zone. 11 points separate the two sides.
In League One: The top two go up automatically. Play-offs from third to sixth. The bottom four are relegated. Positions and points are from the official table.
Line-ups appear here as soon as our data provider publishes them, usually an hour before kick-off.
The data forecast
Full head to head →Poisson model on 11 league matches for Huddersfield and 10 for Blackpool; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Huddersfield v Blackpool down the years14 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Huddersfield 23, Blackpool 20 · 3.1 per match
- 7 Feb 2026Huddersfield2-2BlackpoolLeague One
- 16 Aug 2025Blackpool3-2HuddersfieldLeague One
- 18 Jan 2025Blackpool2-2HuddersfieldLeague One
- 24 Sept 2024Huddersfield0-2BlackpoolLeague One
- 7 Feb 2023Blackpool2-2HuddersfieldChampionship
- 4 Sept 2022Huddersfield0-1BlackpoolChampionship
- 26 Dec 2021Huddersfield3-2BlackpoolChampionship
- 14 Sept 2021Blackpool0-3HuddersfieldChampionship
- 2 May 2015Blackpool0-0HuddersfieldChampionship
- 18 Oct 2014Huddersfield4-2BlackpoolChampionship
and 4 older ones.
The last meeting was on 7 Feb 2026: Huddersfield 2-2 Blackpool. With Huddersfield at home: 2 home wins, 3 draws and 2 away wins in 7 matches, goals 11-11. Huddersfield last won this fixture on 26 Dec 2021 (Huddersfield 3-2 Blackpool). Blackpool last won it on 16 Aug 2025 (Blackpool 3-2 Huddersfield).
The numbers compared
All League One team stats →Huddersfield on the left, Blackpool on the right: league matches only, 11 and 10 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Huddersfield v Blackpool kick off?
- Saturday 26 December at 3pm UK time, at Accu Stadium.
- What channel is Huddersfield v Blackpool on in the UK?
- The channel has not been confirmed yet. TV selections are usually announced about six weeks before the match.
- Is Huddersfield v Blackpool on free-to-air TV?
- No. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW.
- Where can I watch Huddersfield v Blackpool highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Huddersfield v Blackpool being played?
- At Accu Stadium. Huddersfield are the home side.
- Where are Huddersfield and Blackpool in the table?
- Huddersfield are 2nd with 22 points from 11 matches; Blackpool are 17th with 11 points from 10. Huddersfield are 2nd, in the automatic promotion places: 1 pt clear of the play-offs. Blackpool are 17th: 7 pts off the play-offs and 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
- What form are Huddersfield and Blackpool in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Huddersfield: W W D W L (2 wins in a row). Blackpool: W L L L D.
- Who are the top scorers for Huddersfield and Blackpool?
- Huddersfield: Joe Taylor (8), Derensili Sanches (5) and Bojan Radulovic (3). League One goals only.
- Who is the favourite in Huddersfield v Blackpool?
- Arena Rete's model makes Huddersfield favourites (63%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 2-1. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Huddersfield and Blackpool?
- 14 meetings on record: 4 wins for Huddersfield, 6 draws, 4 wins for Blackpool; goals 23-20.
- When did Huddersfield and Blackpool last meet?
- On 7 Feb 2026 (League One): Huddersfield 2-2 Blackpool.
- Where can I follow Huddersfield v Blackpool live?
- On Arena Rete's match page: the score, the goalscorers and the line-ups update on their own.
The rest of the round on TV
The League One TV guide →This page is for viewers in the United Kingdom, and its times are UK time. Rights and channels change: check the broadcaster's own listing on the day. League tables rebuilt from results do not include points deductions; expected goals and team stats come from our data provider, where it supplies them. We earn nothing from these links.